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MS-603: Rabbi Marc H MS-603: Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Collection, 1945-1992. Series C: lnterreligious Activities. 1952-1992 Box 46, Folder 2, Stapleton, Ruth Carter, 1978. 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 (513) 221-1875 phone, (513) 221-7812 fax americanjewisharchives.org . ~·. .. May .16,, 1978 Mrs. Ruth Carter Stapi'eton ;r.o.B. 53757 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28305 Dear .Hrs. Stapleton, ' . ' I take the llb~~Y of enclosing a copy of a newspaper story which appeared in The New York Post Qf May 15th. As you wil1 see, it reports that you have accepted to address a June 0th "crusade'' of B·,nai Yeshw;t, a group whose primary purpose is proselytizing among Jewish people, especially Jewish young people. ' -· My .purpose in writing ·to you is· to ask for- t he opportunity to mee.t wit.h. you as early'as possible prior to the June Bth date in order to discuss with. .you our concerns ·over your participation ln this pr-oselytizing conference.· ·· would you, therefore, kindly let me know by return mail or by telephone wba~ ~uld be a conv~ient time and place for us to meet? I should like to discuss with you th~ theolog!cai isoues raised by what~ · in our judement, is a .. compietely ~nadequate and defective understanding .. of .so-~alled Hebrew-Christian t'lO'Vements, such as B'nai Yeshua, of the · val~dity of God's eternal cove~ant with Israel. In particUlar, r .·"fish to discuss wl th you i.n all candor and friendship what to us has been the moral offense of thelr methods involving ~he use of sacred Jewish con- . cepts, peligious traditions and practices. of living Judaism in an altogether . deceptive and, at times, "fraudulent manner in order to ensnare unsu~pe cting or ignor~nt young Jewish people. ·our files are filled with documentation of such "unfair practices" and "deceptive packaging" and I would \.-ant to share such evidence with you for your reflection. May I look fo~~ard to hearing from you a~ you:- early convenience? Fa!thfully, Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum HatlQnal Interr-eligious Affairs Dir~tox- MHT:RPR / : . "•,. ..,.. ... Was she influenced at all by her brother? ,.,~ Carter sister aborts mission date, "Well , the last time I saw Jimmy wus ut Bil­ .... ly's daughter's wedding two weeks ago. He came up 10 me and asked me if I was aware of -4 1he Jewish reaction lo my appearance at Bnai ::i:: didn't know it was to convert Jews Yeshua. And I told him, quite honestly that I ;:;;"' hadn't." ~ Ry ANDY EDELSTEIN observers, lent a certain legitimacy to the He­ She smiled again, this time warmer and more iii ..This is my press conference," Ruch Carter brew Christians' practices which have been sincere than the President's Ultra-Brite grin . ::i:: Srapleton told the crowded room of reporters roundly condemned by both Jewish and Chris­ " 'Jimmy what must J do?' l asked him. And ~ ~ listening 10 her announcement that she will nor tian groups. he looked at me and he said ·~ut h, I've never :llC ;).. address this week's convention of Bnai Yeshua, Mrs. Stapleton, however, said that she was told you what to do and I'm not going to tell you a Long Is land "Hebrew <:;hrislian" missionary unaware of the precise nature of Bnai Yeshua. now. You must seek your own guidance - do ,.,~ ~ group. "No one else is sponsoring it." She told the press conference that her secretary what is right in your hean . • " Mrs. Stapleton, sisrer of President Caner and had made the appointment without consulting ~ visit z a prominent Evangelical Christian adjusred her her. It is the nature of her work, Mrs. Stapleton Will Holy Land bifocals and smoothed her peach-colored dress. maintained, that she speak to groups of all faiths "Amen," mumbled a member of Mrs. ~ Speaking softly, she continued: " I made the de­ to s hare her "psychological and spiritual in­ Stapleton's party sitting next to me. He ~ cision after many sleepless nights and much sights." absent-mindedly thumbed through a copy of the z prayer. I tried to pul myself in10 the mind of " I am a Christian and my faith stems from my Bible. "'~ Jesus Christ. What would He do, I asked my­ perception of God' s love through Jesus Christ," Michael Stolowiezky, an Israeli who runs the self.·• she said, smiling in a manner reminiscent of her World Christian Travel Service in California, ~ Having made her decision, Mrs. Stapleton brother. "Yet I have never anempted in any way 'was brought up to the lectern. A balding, "'~ came to New York last Friday to hold a press to negate the faith and practices of any sect, goatced man in a white safari jacket. he 0 ·conference, which was held in a ninth-floor con­ however far they might be removed from my· explained that he was the booking agent for ... ference room at 342 Madison A venue. The loca­ own personal beliefs nor would I ever willingly Mrs. S1apleton's forthcoming trip to the Holy cz tion was chosen to emphasize the independence be used by any group to attack the faith of Land. " I've been with her constantly for the ... of Mrs. Stapleton's decision. The American othe rs. past two months and I've never heard her men­ ... Jewish Committee had sen1 a mailgram to the tion anything of the sort that she is trying to ... Not Influenced by brother conven Jews,•• said Stolowiezky. who added press announcing her appearance. '°00" In addition, Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, the " I would nor associate myself with any effort that he had lost members of his family in the AJC's director of inter-religious affairs, was that would seek to undermine the survival of the Holocaust. R~ Carter Stapleton present as a "consultant" 10 Mrs. Stapleton. He Jewish people as a distinctive religious-ethnic "Mrs. Stapleton, what would you do if one of said he had written and conversed several times Bnai Yeshua is a Texas based organization group." • your children decided to convert to Judai!'m°!" with Mrs. Stapleton about Bnai Yeshua. which last year purchased the Stony Brook Girls Mrs. Stapleton explained that her work as The question was posed by Frank Casey. a Nonetheless, it seems as if there is one Academy as a center from which they pro­ president of Behold, Inc., a non-profit, non­ Black reporter for WPIX-TV. member of the Carter family who is listening to seletyze their odd mixture of Jewish and Chris­ denominational religious organization, involves Mrs. Stapleton remained silent for forty-five Jewish leaders. tian customs. Their office hus recently issued a reconciliation and " inner healing" - a compli­ seconds. At that moment, the light in the room barrage of press releases (which are mailed in cated process in which te nsions and pressures pointed up the resemblance between her and her Long Island Jews dismayed envelopes whose postmark reads "shalom") are released through acceptance of Jesus. She other brother, Billy. Jewish community leaders on Long Island predicting that thousands of Hebrew Christians maintained that she has not now and never has "I wouldn't object to anything my c hild expressed dismay when ii was learned last would anend the June 8-10 gathering billed as been actively seeking to convert Jews. would do," she said finally. And then she added month that Mrs. Stapleton had accepted the invi- "Shechinah '78" (Glory of God). Having Mrs. "Conversion is Bnai Yeshua's calling. It is "Some of my best friends . " The laughter of 1a1ion to speak at the Bnai Yeshua gathering. Stapleton as keynote speaker, it seemed to most not mine," she said. the audience drowned out the last two word:-.. i Composite picture of Jewish New York _,~ It's being pieced together at Yivo Help is wanted! ... Send material to z to begin with things that we could do in the 2. By RICHARD YAFFE cheapest way and yet stick to the heart and soul the Yivo Institute O "Jewish" New York, the cradle of the largest of the project." The decision was to conduct a ~ ·\ concentralion of Jews in the world, has never workshop on research techniques, topics and This newspaper is happy to cooperate with ~ · really had its picture taken and its story told, and theories for the study of New York Jews. the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and now a couple of people, backed by that unique ..What we did in the workshop was to bring with its Research Program for the Study of underpublicized institution, YIVO, are going to together a group of mostly young scholars, but New York Jews, and their search for mate· ~ do it. Or, al least they are laying a solid not exclusively so. The young people were there rials and documents relating to the commun· z groundwork for having it done. because alot of research is being done by young ity. This included the story of the landsman­ And when you hear Barbara Dash Moore and people." shaften which played an important role in ...~ Marvin Herzog talk about it, you wonder why, The workshop wasn't well publicized, "be­ American Jewish life for 150 years. z oh why, it hasn't been done until now, and you cause we are inexperienced in this, I espe­ For the general Research Program all i5 begin to realize that only bits and pieces of the cially." Notices were sent out to the general kinds of archival materials are wanted related iiiil story are really known. mailing list of YIVO, but 150 people showed up to all aspects of Jewish life in the city - ~ Morris Laub, the chairman of YIVO, thought and "stayed all day." That was, to put it mildly, books, articles, pamphlets, pictures, pro­ 1'.
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